List of American Baby Names Meanings Starting with C

Chynna

English Meaning: The name Chynna is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Chynna is: Based on the country name China. Famous bearer: popular singer Chynna Phillips.

Meaning: The ancient country Origin: American

Cleavon

The name Cleavon is an African-American baby name. In African-American the meaning of the name Cleavon is: Cliff.

Meaning: Cliff Origin: American

Cleva

The name Cleva is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Cleva is: Dwells at the cliffs.

Meaning: Dwells at the cliffs Origin: American

Cliff

Short form of Clifton, the transferred use of the surname originating from a place-name for various old English towns. It is composed from the Old English elements clif (cliff, slope, bank of a river) and tūn (town, settlement, village, enclosure): hence, "settlement by the cliff."

Meaning: A short form of clifford Origin: American

Colbert

(KOL-bərt)

Colbert Name Meaning. French (Normandy) and English: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements kol- (akin to Old Norse kollir 'helmet') + berht 'bright', 'famous'.

Meaning: Famous seafarer Origin: American

Colten

Colten is a more modern Americanized respelling of Colton. Colton originated as an English surname from a place name. The name Colton is thought to be derived from the Olde English words “col” (meaning 'charcoal') and “tūn” (meaning 'town, settlement') to signify a town where coal was produced.

Meaning: A form of colton Origin: American

Corwin

(KAWR-win)

The name Corwin is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Corwin is: Friend of the heart.

Meaning: Heart's companion, heart's delight Origin: American

Cramer

Cramer /ˈkreɪmər/ is a surname. A British surname, with variant spellings such as Cranmere, Cranmer, Crammer. It can also be an Anglicized version of the German surname Krämer (pronounced [ˈkʁɛːmɐ]) which is an old term for the profession of traveling merchants in the Late Middle Ages.

Meaning: Full Origin: American

Crandall

(KRAN-dəl)

Crandall Name Meaning. Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Raonuill 'son of Raonull' (see Ronald).

Meaning: Crane's valley Origin: American

Cranston

Cranston Name Meaning. Scottish: habitational name from a place near Dalkeith named Cranston, from the genitive case of the Old English byname Cran meaning 'crane' + Old English tun 'settlement'.

Meaning: Crane's town Origin: American